Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1/31/1980

Parks v. State

Citations

410 A.2d 597
287 Md. 11
1980 Md. LEXIS 133

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explaining that \a defendant cannot by his own act avoid the jeopardy in which he stands and then assert it as a bar to a subsequent jeopardy.\
explaining that “a defendant cannot by his own act avoid the jeopardy in which he stands and then assert it as a bar to a subsequent jeopardy.”
explaining that “a defendant who successfully challenges his conviction may be retried by a court of competent jurisdiction, the rationale being that the defendant wiped the slate clean and the parties may start anew”
“Not only is the right of the defendant to an error-free trial protected but the societal interest that the guilty should be punished is preserved.”
\Not only is the right of the defendant to an error-free trial protected but the societal interest that the guilty should be punished is preserved.\
“A trial court has jurisdiction for purposes of double jeopardy when it has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the person of the defendant.”

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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Digges, Eldridge, Orth, Cole, Davidson

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